>> breaking news, no power, no water? could this cause a commuter mess in the morning?

>> live, and in h.d., this is abc7 breaking news. >> our breaking news is from montgomery county as a water main break leaves nearly a dozen homes without water tonight. this situation his caused a major mess in the cengs kensington neighborhood. the water main broke loose in the 4400 block of glen ridge street. >> several home are without power and many more here in this kensington neighborhood have water soaked basements because of this. check out this huge hole that crews are trying to fix. there's a six-inch water main down, a pipe that erupted leaving quite a mess for

residents and this crew. >> unfortunately we have a mess now. we have a hole in the street and homes that are flooded. >> a destructive water main break has soiled carpets destroyed belongings and spoiled moods in this kensington, maryland, neighborhood. >> it started as a babbling brook and ended up the size of a v.w. beatle. >> residents say early tuesday evening, the pipe ruptured, sending water down the street and into dozens of homes. >> there was water gushing out of the street coming out of the manhole. >> the power was shut off to at least nine homes as a safety precaution. >> we are in my basement where the water main break outside resulted in six inches of very dirty water down here. >> the cause is undetermined but the six-inch pipe that burst was old. >> this is a classic example of aging infrastructure. >> about a quarter of wssc's

hundreds of miles of water mains are 50 years or older. and despite his disappointment, in a mud and waterlogged basement, this resident understands. >> i don't know what anybody can do to prevent it. i don't think anyone has the money to invest in a huge infrastructure redo. this is the risk that happens as infrastructure gets old. >> back live, this crew thinks they can have this ruptured pipe patched within a few hours. it will take certainly much longer than that for folks to clean up messy basements. >> thank you jay. we remind you, abc 7 is your home for breaking news 24 hours a day. to sign up for alerts, log on to wjla.com and look for information on the right side of the page. new at 11:00 abc 7 uncovers information about the woman

detectives say was at the center of a frightening police chase that lasted on two interstates from maryland into virginia and tonight we are hearing from those who knew the woman who was behind the wheel and is now under arrest. newschopper 7 was there after the suspect struggled with officers. what family and neighbors are saying tonight. >> police say they clocked this woman on 66 going 93 miles an hour but she wouldn't pull over but she got on the beltway led them on a chase to the north kept going north to the state line and at that point police from virginia gave up their chase but shortly after that, authorities in maryland would have a heck of a time taking her into custody. tonight, in the winchester neighborhood of manassas. >> we have no comment. >> do you know what happened? >> no. >> a woman neighbors say is

suspect angela cobbold's sister said little about today's wild police chase spanning two states. before cobbold was finally pulled from her car at this construction site at white flint mall she was chased by virginia, quality reed and montgomery county police, struck a police vehicle and was shot at by an officer. >> officers reported to us that she appeared to be eating soap. >> it was two days ago. >> the last time next door neighbor jose velasquez saw cobbold, she sat in the black mitsubishi for two hours. >> she was sitting in the car reading the bible. >> neighbors were stunned that the woman they saw on the news lived here. >> i had no idea she lived a couple of houses down. >> rarely we see here and i just say hello and that's about it. >> police say cobbold was taken to a hospital to be evaluated. her injuries were not serious. tonight, it's a mystery why she

allegedly did this. >> do you have anything you want to say? >> contact the police department. >> montgomery county police say cobbold is looking at potentially a number of charges. as of tonight they have not decided exactly which charges she will be facing. >> tom, thank you. we are following breaking news from central america where the u.s. geological survey said a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit costa rica outside the town of liberia. there are no reports of immediate damage. the men running for president are back on the campaign trail just 14 days before election day. both campaigns traveled back to key battleground states. less than 24 hours after their third and final debate. >> what you're seeing from the obama campaign is an incredibly shrinking campaign. the president's out of ideas. he's out of excuses and in november, you'll make sure he's

out of office. >> mitt romney and running mate paul ryan spoke about an hour ago at a rally in denver. earlier in the day romney was in henderson nevada, who said he would help small business owners. the president took aim at romney in the biggest battleground state of them all. >> if you say you won't give a big tax cut to the wealthy but you're on a video promising your tax cut would include the top 1%, that sounds like a classic case of romnesia. >> president obama continues the romnesia theme while appearing with joe biden in dayton. mr. obama accused romney of waffling on several key issues but the obama campaign may be bracing for card from donald trump who says he will big announcement related to president obama tomorrow. details have not been released. close to the home, community and

religious leaders were in silver spring tonight urging people to support question 4. >> making sure that all of our maryland youth have the opportunity to go to college and university. >> question 4 is also known as the dream act and if passed, it would allow the children of illegal immigrants to pay in of it state tuition at public colleges. there are stipulations. their parents must pay taxes and students must attend maryland high schools. nearly 750 people of diverse faiths attended tonight's rally and they will mobilize to gain support for the dream act. and an alert to women a story you need to see in a live report. also ahead unsanitary discoveries tied to the deadly meningitis outbreak. how that has led to a big decision tonight. first, a frightening attack in the ocean. what killed a man while swimming at the beach.

>> we are following breaking news surrounding the attacks on the united states embassy in libya. routers is reporting that the white house knew within two hours of the attack on ben benghazi that an islamist military group claimed responsibility. emails follow questions of how much was known about these attacks as they were happening. there's no response from the white house about this report but we will keep you posted as soon as we learn more. new tonight at 11:00, a man is dead after an apparent shark attack in california. the surfer was bitten this morning near vandenberg air force base and died on the scene. law enforcement officials say he was not affiliated with the base but was on a stretch of beach that was open to the public there. this was the same place where a 19-year-old was killed two years ago by awmakers have moved a step closer to revoke the license of the pharmacy at the center of

the meningitis outbreak. massachusetts governor patrick moved to revoke the license of the new england compounding center and the licenses of three pharmacists. state health officials in massachusetts say they found fungus in steroids and a leaky boiler in a room supposed to be sanitized within that facility. the meningitis outbreak is blamed for 300 illnesses and 23 deaths. tonight, the hero responsible for one of baseball's greatest moments strikes out with police. the hall of fame legend placed in handcuffs and the discovery made by police that led to the arrest. >> plus, a sexual assault in falls park. who police are looking for and why it's a face you've seen before. >> i'm bob ryan in the weather center. what month is this? it's october? is that coming back? i'll tell you the details and the latest on sandy.

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>> hall-of-fame baseball catcher carlton fisk faces d.u.i. charges after he was found

asleep in his pickup truck in a corn field. police released a mugshot photo of fisk tonight. he played 24 seasons in the major leagues. new at 11:00 an alert women need to see if you live in fairfax county. a woman was attacked in broad daylight and detectives are trying to determine whether it's linked to other attacks. police say it happened in falls church near south maple avenue and gibson street. >> as you know, women are always cautioned to be aware of their surroundings, don't run with headphones, don't be on the cell phone and be distracted but typically women are vigilant when it's pitch black. that is something police say this latest sexual assault proves is a misconception.

>> it's only during the daylight when michelle takes her son for a walk. imagine her shock when she heard a sexual assault, steps from her door happened at 4:30 in the afternoon. >> you gotta be kidding me, it was still daylight? >> yes according to police. and like michelle, the victim was pushing a stroller on friday afternoon when a man attacked her from behind, grabbing a hold and not letting go. >> he did not let go until she started screaming. >> police say the suspect is already on their radar. this is the sketch fairfax county police put out after six women were fondled in the springfield area so when the latest victim described the man who assaulted her they pulled out this picture whom she immediately identified as her attacker. >> this individual is escalating his attacks. he is very brazen, very aggressive and he needs to be caught. >> tonight the most alarming part of the latest attack, knowing it's not just nighttime when predators are on the prowl. >> i try not to walk alone by

myself at night but it happened during the day that's frightening. >> once again, here is a picture, the sketch of the suspect that police want you to look at. however, police want you to know that they believe the suspect has altered his appearance a little bit. this thin beard, they say they believe is now gone and he is clean shaven and the bandana replaced with a red baseball cap. in several of the sexual assaults, the suspect was reported to be wearing a red baseball cap, including the one that happened this past friday. there is a complete description of the suspect on our website wjla.com. reporting live in falls church. >> 7 is on your side with the announcement many apple customers have been waiting for. the unveiling of the new ipad mini. the new tablet is as thin as a pencil and weighs as much as a pad of paper. apple will face fierce competition from the kindle fire android devices and

e-readers. the starting price is $329. preorders begin on friday. can't fit it in the back pocket but you can put it in your purse. >> better than my old p.c. running on d.o.s.2.0. >> weather-wise, bob, it is gorgeous. >> it really is. what month is this? >> we forget it's october. >> did you see the sunset tonight? >> no. >> that's what we are here for. look at this. this is our sky watcher and camera looking toward arlington in time lapse gorgeous colors with high, thin clouds coming in. our temperatures again today and believe it or not folks, for the 17th month of the last year and a half, our temperatures have been above average. right now this october about one degree above average right now. look at our temperatures. still in the mid 60's. these are the usual high temperatures, but there were

spots, 80 degrees. it will be another outdoor recess kind of day tomorrow at bethesda country club and simpson middle school in leesburg. near 80 degrees, a lot of schools, this is the time of year you say, is it going to rain or can you get outside? tomorrow, the outside, look at these temperatures around the east. jackson, mississippi, 81 degrees. omaha near 80 degrees all over the east, temperatures were 10 to 15, 20 degrees above average almost the entire country with a pattern that we have. that's sandy down there. this is the one thing that we are all watching is this -- see that wave out there. if that moves towards the east and picks up sandy it could be a threat towards the northeast or especially new england late in the weekend or early next week. right now there is sandy and it's quite a circulation and it's unusual to, again see a

storm this strong in the tropics. from all indications and this is the official track from the folks at the tropical prescription -- prediction center, it will be a hurricane before it moves across cuba. by next week, that's the 70% probability it will be heading out to sea but there is some risk that it would be perhaps by early next week impacting the northeast coast. that is well to our north not any significant threat to us. that's a long way away. in the meantime, when you get up and head out tomorrow morning look at these temperatures all around our region. even up at hagerstown, only in the mid 50's, some high clouds around. during tomorrow afternoon again, temperatures will be into the high 70's to near 80 degrees. you folks around winchester, 75 degrees. then we'll get into a bit cooler weather as we head into the weekend. when you head out tomorrow, a mild morning temperatures near 60 degrees.

once again near 80 degrees tomorrow with a light south to southwesterly winds and there will be a weather front late on saturday and sunday for the marine corps marathon, cooler with a risk of showers not a rainy day but showers and early next week, chillier weather. before then, another enjoyable day. >> you're loving this weather aren't you? >> i love this weather. it's almost baseball weather. the nats were not in the world series but the fall classic about to begin. and mike tomlin talks about rg-3. wait till you hear the steelers coach, all coming up next ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> and now the toyota sports desk brought to you by your local toyota dealers. >> everybody knows by now the pittsburgh steelers are coming off sunday's win over cincinnati but all anybody wants to talk about up in pittsburgh is rg-3. they're like fans ready to see a rock star. the skins' quarterback is the national sensation. rg-3 is the most exciting player in football and while the steelers are the early five-point favorite, robert griffin iii is national news, the biggest draw and one heck of a threat for steelers head coach mike tomlin. >> not a lot of people have been successful thus far. his quarterback rate suggest over 100 he's the sixth rated

rusher in the n.f.c. so we've got our work cut out for us. we acknowledge he's a top quality player but we can't be passive. we have to attack and play to our personality and hope frereduce deuce or minimize what he's capable of doing. >> the world series is set tomorrow night tigers and giants, justin verlander, barry zito game one of the best of seven at at&t park in san francisco. lebron james let's get party started. to the rack, explosion emphatic. the second bucket of the ball game are you serious? it was one minute in, lebron james with the shot of the night, the heat beat the bobcats 98-92. where is the swing doctor? yao ming might have been one of the greatest basketball players but how about his golf swing? this is a celebrity pro-am in china. ming is 7'6", the ball looks

like a -- the carolina substitute says see you later. the atlantic coast conference has suspended rashad and two officials after this cheap shot that knocked the kid to the ground. our play of the day from memphis, fifth graders elementary school face-off, final play of the game, down two, the hail mary pass but watch, it's picked off. the defensive player thinks the game's over and he thinks he won it. he celebrates. the ball goes to the ground but there was never a whistle. the ball is still alive. touchdown, ball game lesson learned i hope. for hockey fans, no talks scheduled this week. an 82-game season looks unlikely now and ozzie guillen fired as manager of the marlins today. there you have it. >> that was cute video of those kids. we'll be right back.

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weather and at this point no impact for our area from tropical storm sandy which certainly is good. >> thanks for joining us tonight.